Aeterna Zentaris Announces "At-the-Market" Issuance Program of up to $16M

Aeterna Zentaris Inc.

announced today that, pursuant to its existing "At-the-Market" Sales Agreement, dated June 29, 2011, with MLV & Co. LLC , formerly McNicoll, Lewis & Vlak LLC, the Company is commencing a new ATM issuance program under which it may, at its discretion, from time to time during the term of the sales agreement, sell up to a maximum of 10,400,000 of its common shares through ATM issuances on the NASDAQ Stock Market up to an aggregate amount of US$16.0 million. MLV will act as sales agent for any sales made under the ATM. The common shares will be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale of common shares, and, as a result, prices may vary.